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HOLD mode
Hold Mode
By means of the "MODE" pushbutton (7), ARGOS can be put in hold mode. The purpose of the
hold-mode is to prevent a decrease in gain reduction when no signal is available at the input com-
ing from the source (mixing desk). This feature reduces unwanted gain changes whenever there is
no signal present at the line inputs. There are two methods to operate the hold mode , namely
"automatic" and "manual". A sliderswitch (5) behind the cover determines if you are in automatic or
manual mode.
Automatic Mode
When the slider switch behind the cover plate is in "AUTOMATIC" mode, pushing the "MODE"
pushbutton (7), you can select between normal operation and automatic hold mode. In automatic
mode (the HOLD LED (10) close to the MODE pushbutton is on) the gain reduction is hold at the
previous level whenever a silence is detected on the "line" input (signal coming from the mixing
desk). Whenever the gain-reduction is hold, LED (15) is lit.The signal at the microphone input has
no influence. This mode prevents a change in level whenever a silence between two tracks on a
CD is detected or when a pause during a live concert occurs. When starting the next track or
whenever the pause is ended, ARGOS continues its operation with the same gain reduction as
before. However , ARGOS still prevents the sound level exceeding the threshold.
Manual Mode
When the slider switch (5) behind the cover plate is in "MANUAL" mode, you can select between
"HOLD" and "NORMAL" by pushing the MODE switch (7) on the frontpanel of ARGOS. This is indi-
cated by the two LED's (10 and 11) close to this pushbutton. This feature is usefull if you want to
make the decision yourself when ARGOS has to hold the gainreduction.
It is only possible to hold the gain reduction if the maximum sound level is not exceeded. The
sound level LED bar should indicate that you are below the threshold. If the "MODE" button (7) is
pushed, the hold LED (15) close to the gainreduction display is ON, indicating that the gainreduc-
tion is hold at the previous level. However, this holding is automatically released, whenever the
sound measured sound level exceeds the threshold. You can also release the holding of the
gainreduction by pushing the MODE pushbutton again.
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